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Extract Your Phonebook From Facebook, At Your Own Risk

Ever wanted to import Facebook's phonebook (which, by the way, leaves a lot to be desired, features-wise) into your phone? Well, now you can.

Facebook's API doesn't let you do this, though, but you can do this with the help of a Greasemonkey script. We don't recommend it, especially since it probably violates Facebook's Terms of Service. If you're planning to try it out anyway, you'll need to install Greasemonkey first. The script is a bit of a rough hack, and the full instructions on how to use it are over here.

However, the idea itself is interesting. How important is your Facebook friend list to you? Is it important enough that you'd wish to turn it into an address book, with emails, phone numbers, and other info, that can be synced with your phone, or other services such as Gmail? There's a feature idea for you, Facebook.

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